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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Edward Molloy" <edwardmolloy14@ldsliving.com>
Reply-To: edward_molloy@myway.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:41:18 +0100
Subject: EDWARD F. MOLLOY


EDWARD F. MOLLOY

Will & Probate Auditors
130 Shaftesbury Avenue
London, W1D 5EU
UK
EMAIL:edwardmolloy@ymail.com <EMAIL%3Aedwardmolloy@ymail.com>

I wish to introduce you to a business deal which would be beneficial to both
of us and which has to be kept confidential for the purpose thereof. I am
contacting you because i know that you are capable of handling the deal and
I want to invest my money in your Country.

My name is Mr. Edward F. Molloy. An accountant [CPA] based in UK. I wish to
seek your consent to present you as next of kin to my late client (Christian
Eich, 57, an engineer), who died in the year 2000 in a plane crash
involving Air France Concorde flight 4590 Paris' at Charles de Gaulle
airport on 25 July 2000 leaving behind the sum of GBP 10,000,000.00 (Ten
Million Pounds) in a Bank in UK and
no next of kin to inherit the money.

With your assistance and my professional advice we can get access to the
money because I am his Accountant and all the members of the Family died in
the Plane Crash. You can as well confirm this news at the BBC News website:
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm) on Monday, 31 July,
2000, 13:22 GMT 14:22 UK victims of the AF4590 crash include all 109 people
on board and five who died on the ground when the plane crashed into the
Hotelissimo.


We shall both share the funds. 60% for me and 35% to you, while 5% should be
for Expenses or your Government may require as Tax. I look forward to your
positive response at your earliest convenience now that the Bank has written
me twice to present his Next of Kin and if possible send along your
telephone number, your correct address and name so I will call to give you
further clarification. lf you are not interested please do not bother to
reply, but if you are interested please reply only to
edwardmolloy@ymail.com


Regards


Edward F. Molloy [ ACCA.]

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